Gere And Grace Click Chasing Cold War-era Assassin

In “The Double,” out this week on DVD, a U.S. Senator is assassinated in a style unique to a Soviet Cold War-era serial killer dubbed “Cassius.” Paul Shepherdson (Richard Gere) was the premier authority on Cassius back in the day and contends that Cassius is dead. Gere's character is teamed up with Ben Geary (Topher Grace), a novice FBI analyst who has invested his entire career learning Cassius and is persuaded the cagey assassin has delivered.Together they set out to track Cassius, assuming he's still in existence, just before the killer strikes again. Will Geary discover the secret Shepherdson is keeping before Cassius can escape or come after him?

“The Double” summons up all types of questions thinking about the philosophy of the movie and its title: double agent? double cross? However “The Double” is a lot more of a psychological thriller than a spy movie or suspenseful mystery. The major twist/reveal occurs in the first 30 minutes, which was initially disappointing. But the suspense of whether or not Cassius will be captured is carried all through the rest of the film so well that the patient viewer doesn't feel robbed of a denouement.

Gere and Grace make an superb team, sharing the spotlight with stability and only trying to outshine the other in understatement. Gere in particular is really convincing as the steely-eyed Shepherdson and at times downright scary.The high quality of the DVD is excellent. One of my frequent DVD complaints is the poor sound mixing, where you have to constantly adjust the sound from picture to scene in order to capture all the dialogue without being blown away by the soundtrack or intermittent ambient noise. That was not an problem here.The only DVD special feature, aside from the film's theatrical trailer, is a comments track by “The Double's” writing team - Michael Brandt and Derek Haas.A DVD that shows what it's like to live with a form of autism has been released in Notts.Being Diverse: Living Life with Asperger Syndrome, has been created by Nottingham City Asperger Service. The service part part of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

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